I had an implant done recently. I was amazed at how quickly the oral surgeon numbed me. Literally just a few minutes after a novocaine injection and I was ready to go. After the procedure, I asked him why that my past experiences with numbing performed by my dentists all took a long time and multiple, repeated shots to numb my mouth. He paused and said there's a huge difference in skills between a dentist and a doctor...
replyYes, we've made it so someone with a doctorate in literature should still be called a 'doctor'. However, in this context, it means medical doctor.
replyPhysicians stole the Ph.D title not the other way around. Both physcians and dentists have profession based degrees.
replyIt's cringe when people deliberately choose to misunderstand Doctor vs MD.
replyCommon vernacular is commonly wrong, we get it. Yes, you can be referred to as "Doctor" with a PhD in Physics, English, or History.
Guess what? If there was an emergency on a plane and the staff called out for a Doctor, and somebody with a PhD in structural engineering stood up, you'd be yelled at.
They should be trained to call for "medical professionals" or something.
replyAnyway in a pinch you can be fairly sure that any non-medical doctor is extremely (maybe narrowly) educated, whatever that's worth. A young MD might be less appropriate.
Found the dentist /s
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